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October 24, 2025 40 mins

Dan and the crew put together a cast of actors and celebrities for the inevitable movie to be made about the gambling scandal rocking the NBA involving Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier. Music composer John Tesh joins Dan to talk about the creation of “Roundball Rock,” its legacy and impact on sports, the new version composed for NBC and more stories from a life of concerts and music production.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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I was watching a couple things last night. I did
watch some college football last night, and what was at
Georgia State South Alabama? And I'm like, this is There

(01:30):
was thirty five points in the first quarter between these two.
It was fun, fun back and forth. Major Apple White,
former Texas quarterback coaching USA. And then I flipped over
and I was watching a little bit of NBA, and
then I started watching Basketball Wives again. That has to
be blocked on my cable. I you know, you have

(01:53):
to block thing like block somebody's number.

Speaker 5 (01:56):
You can't quit it.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Well, I watch and I go, first of all, one
of them are married to anybody? They're not basketball like
basketball ex wives. Maybe, but I start watching. Then I
get involved in the drama and then all of a sudden,
I'm picking sides. And I always get busted by either
one of my daughters or my wife and they go,

(02:18):
what are you watching? Or my wife will be more direct,
what are you doing? I said, well, what's basketball wives?
Or who are they married to? I don't think anybody hunt.
I think they might have been married to somebody, or
maybe they have a child with somebody. Marvin, have you
watched Basketball Wives?

Speaker 6 (02:39):
Unfortunately?

Speaker 7 (02:40):
I have Dan.

Speaker 6 (02:41):
Okay, now it's usually I would call it la work,
That's what I would just call it. Okay, it's just
women that basketball players dealt with at one point in
their lives. And now they've got a reality show. That's
really all it is. And you always so you'll text
me and go, Marvin, what is going on here? And

(03:01):
I was like, why are you texting me? And the
other day in it and I'm loo, let's jokes, but
you're always focused on one woman.

Speaker 7 (03:09):
Yeah, that's that.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
She seems like she's running the place. Yes, she's mean.

Speaker 6 (03:15):
Yes, she's got the pretty daughter.

Speaker 7 (03:16):
Yes, yes, yes.

Speaker 1 (03:18):
I don't know anybody's name. I don't know any relationships,
but I stumbled upon that. And then also watching a
show on HBO Max called Task Mark Ruffalo. It's good. Yeah,
task is good, Yeah, really good. And then the guy
other guy who's in there? Is it Tom Pelfrey.

Speaker 8 (03:37):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
I think he's married to Kaylee Quoco from the Big
Bang Theory. He was also in Ozark.

Speaker 5 (03:45):
He was great in Ozark.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
Yeah, it's just as good.

Speaker 8 (03:47):
In this he's fantastic and that that might win a
lot of awards.

Speaker 6 (03:50):
Task.

Speaker 1 (03:51):
Yeah, it's a very good show. So we try to
update you on what we're watching. And I am watching
the Morning Show. You know, I love Jennifer Aniston and
watching that Reese Witherspoon.

Speaker 8 (04:03):
Yes, Seaton, that guy Tom Pelfrey, he kind of plays
similar characters in Ozark and in the Task.

Speaker 1 (04:12):
Yeah, he's got a ponytail, Yeah.

Speaker 8 (04:14):
A little crazy, Yeah, a little kookie, but but light lovable,
you know. Yes, he he's one of those guys who
plays the where you root for him even though he's
he's like a lovable bad guy, or you root for
him even though he's doing the wrong thing kind of thing.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
We uh, we've talked about this this morning. Seat and goes,
I think I'm casting the movie the Gambling, you know,
the NBA stuff with the FBI, And I go, okay,
I am yeah, Okay.

Speaker 8 (04:43):
Driving in, I was like, all right, so who's the
actor that's playing Adam Silver?

Speaker 1 (04:46):
Okay, who's playing Adam Silver in the If.

Speaker 8 (04:49):
I'm casting this movie, I'm going Stanley Tucci. I'm putting
the Tuc in there.

Speaker 1 (04:54):
Okay, all right, he's already bald yep. Okay, yeah, Now
are we calling this nothing net? Are we calling this
royal flush?

Speaker 8 (05:02):
There's a little confusion as to whether it's nothing but
net or nothing but bet?

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Oh?

Speaker 8 (05:08):
News articles? Haven't them written each way?

Speaker 1 (05:11):
Okay, I am nothing but bet sounds better than nothing
but yeah.

Speaker 8 (05:16):
Okay, if we go to say Cash Patel, the FBI director, Okay,
I'm gonna go Riz Ahmed. You remember him from he
was in the Night of he was in He's been
in a bunch of movies.

Speaker 1 (05:29):
Yes, he's a great act whenever he's in a movie.
You know that he's in the movie. Yeah, he's yea,
he stands on it. Okay, who else?

Speaker 8 (05:37):
Let's see Chauncey Billups.

Speaker 1 (05:39):
I might go Mahershela Ali former basketball player as well
from Fresno State.

Speaker 8 (05:45):
Right right, House of Cards, True Detective. He's got two
Academy Awards in Moonlight and.

Speaker 1 (05:54):
Green Book. Yeah, thank you?

Speaker 7 (05:55):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
Wait did he go to he went San Diego State
or did he go to Fresno State? He played basketball
in college? That helps that helps the yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
And he's probably six'. Three all, right who else do
we have in this? Movie gilbert.

Speaker 8 (06:09):
Arenas i'm gonna plug In Makai pheiffer in that role Eight,
mile he was In, Clockers he's been around a. While
i'm gonna Put Makai pfiffer in. There anybody Else Terry,
Rosier this one's a little. TRICKY i gotta get somebody
a little. Younger, now this person most people might not

(06:29):
be familiar.

Speaker 7 (06:30):
With.

Speaker 8 (06:30):
Marvin i'm gonna need your help.

Speaker 1 (06:31):
Here, Okay SO i don't.

Speaker 8 (06:34):
Know it's a big, character BUT i feel like there
isn't really a name actor that can. Go but there's
a rapper slash actor Named Joey. BADASS i mean that
he would be Exactly Terry. Rosier it would be perfect
casting by a guy most people don't, know and you'd be,
like this guy should win An.

Speaker 1 (06:51):
Oscar and it's not crazy to think that there won't
be a movie based off of this when you put
the crime families in, there what they did WITH x
ray tables and glasses and marked, cards because if you
look at the social. Network WHEN i first heard they're
doing a movie on, THAT i, go who's gonna watch?

(07:11):
That and then all of a sudden it was.

Speaker 8 (07:14):
Brilliant i'm gonna need you to turn the ball over
a few times.

Speaker 1 (07:17):
Tonight, okay any.

Speaker 8 (07:21):
MOBSTERS i haven't gone down the mobster route, yet BUT i.

Speaker 7 (07:24):
DID i.

Speaker 1 (07:25):
Have those are the five people THAT i have worked
out so. Far, okay, yes todd how About JESSE. L
martin For Gilbert arenas From law And?

Speaker 6 (07:31):
Order if you guys are familiar with.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
That absolutely and a little. Older but, YEAH i can see.
THAT i knew it had to be a network show
that you were, watching because you don't watch anything. Else, Toddler, yeah, Yes, PAUL.

Speaker 5 (07:44):
I looked up mister badass and that is not his given.

Speaker 1 (07:46):
Name oh it's not it's.

Speaker 5 (07:47):
Not, SORRY i Said.

Speaker 3 (07:48):
Joey It's Josepha Jovon scott A Joey.

Speaker 5 (07:55):
Badass he has been an actor in a few different shows.

Speaker 1 (07:57):
Before, okay it's a great. Cast we have a lot
of time around. Here just let you, know, Yes, marvin.

Speaker 6 (08:02):
But obviously we need to cast this guy who's gonna Play.
Lebron James, Oh lebron ceased a desist ooh almost Like
Howard stern In Private?

Speaker 1 (08:14):
Part Does lebron Play?

Speaker 6 (08:15):
LEBRON i don't know if he wants to be associated
he does. Not, No, no it's gonna be hard because
you probably have to get somebody who's a reality six
three six y four so he can appear taller than everyone.
Else there's no six eight actors out. There, yeah gotta
look at.

Speaker 1 (08:31):
It, well we're. Workshopping this gives us something to work
on over the. Week, Yeah Hey, sandman.

Speaker 8 (08:37):
Can we get this green?

Speaker 1 (08:38):
Lit green? Lighted? Yeah what are the? Chances, yeah talk
To Ben, Affleck Matt, damon see if we can get
this green lighted? Lit Uh tigo In, Connecticut Hey, tiger
what's on your?

Speaker 9 (08:51):
Mind, Hey dan's first time a long time.

Speaker 1 (08:56):
Six two two twenty.

Speaker 9 (08:58):
Five, YEAH i JUST i THINK i was listening To
wendy and it's interesting. Conversation but he seems to think
that this Whole Blazer Phillips rogier situation is.

Speaker 1 (09:13):
Not as big of a deal AS i think it.

Speaker 9 (09:14):
IS i guess When i'm When i'm reading the the actual,
breakdown there's another person on the magic that they mentioned
who was involved. Somehow there's co conspirator number one was
listed as AN nba, player and the most egregious is
Like wendy mentioned it when Co conspirator, eight which Is Chauncy,

(09:35):
phillips told the defendant That Trail blazers are going to be,
tanking and he kind of waved that off like it
wasn't a big. Deal that's extremely big deal to.

Speaker 1 (09:44):
Me i'm A blazer.

Speaker 9 (09:45):
Fan i've been A blazer fan my whole, life so
WHEN i read.

Speaker 1 (09:47):
This i'm, like oh my.

Speaker 9 (09:48):
God but when HE i don't, know you tell, me
didn't it seem like he thought that wasn't that big
of a deal because it wasn't necessarily proving that he Was.

Speaker 1 (09:57):
You, know, YEAH I i agree with. YOU i think
it's a lot bigger than What wendy is letting. On
but this is its perception and. Reality sometimes the headline doesn't,
matter you, know doesn't sync up with what is actually
in the. Indictment So i'll give, you, Know Brian windhorst
credit for that that he did read. It but you

(10:19):
got a head coach in THE nba giving. Information, now
it doesn't matter that he didn't make money off of,
this that he didn't get paid. For he gave information
to somebody, allegedly and then other people made money off
of that. Allegedly this is AN nba coach that's. Big

(10:39):
Terry rozier in a prop Bet we already knew. This
THE nba, investigated but there's only so much they can do.
Now the fact that you allowed him back in is
that's the tricky part. Here Damon, jones a former teammate
Of lebron's getting information About lebron and passing that on

(11:02):
and expecting to get PAID i think twenty five hundred.

Speaker 6 (11:04):
Dollars, Yeah Marvid, Sorry Damion jones played up By Lawrence.

Speaker 1 (11:08):
Tate oh, OKAY i don't know who that.

Speaker 6 (11:11):
Is you, Know Lawrence state Dead Presidents Managed. Society, great
if you.

Speaker 1 (11:18):
Saw us face you'd be, like oh yeah that. Guy, yeah,
okay thank, You mark for. Sure that's a good. One
by the, WAY i think it's a big deal With Chauncey.
BILLUPS i. Do Damon jones getting information and it's About.
LEBRON i think that's a big deal because it doesn't
take much for the you, know fan fan base to,

(11:42):
go uh is this on THE ep and? Ope see
that's the that's the. Problem we've always searched for something
to put your finger. On and then you Had tim,
donaghue and Then tim donaghe, said, yeah this is what.
Happened so then and that's When David. Stern remember he
was so quick to say it's a. Row he called
him a rogue, official over and over and over and,

(12:04):
over that this is he's acting on his. Own now
DO i think he was acting on his? OWN i do.

Speaker 7 (12:09):
NOT i do.

Speaker 1 (12:10):
Not but, this this situation With Chauncey, billips that would
have my attention because now it's a coach telling somebody
allegedly that he's going to, tank he's going to sit
four of his best players and they got blown. Out

(12:31):
you got to come up with some good answers if
you're talking to the commissioner of how did this? Happen
did you get? Paid you know the other stuff where
you're involved with the mafia or you're involved WITH i,
Mean i've heard a lot of different things yesterday, afternoon
two things AND i, went, MAN i need confirmation on.

(12:51):
That and this has to do with the poker. Games who's,
involved who's the, heat who's the muscle behind. This there's
a lot going on, Here but until it kind of
ALL i, mean we've gone through this, before when you
have these scandals and then all of a sudden nothing
happens or somebody goes away with a slap on the.

(13:14):
Wrist this feels a lot more serious to me than
it Does, brian But brian is far more connected now
THAN i. AM i just think The Chauncey phillips thing
is a, big big deal because now you're fixing a,
game and you're a current coach allegedly fixing a. Game, Yeah,

(13:37):
marv if.

Speaker 6 (13:38):
The fixing game allegations are proven to be, true will
he get The Pete rose type of punishment where he
is completely excommunicated FROM nba. Anything, YEAH i would.

Speaker 1 (13:49):
Think so you can't have him associated with. Anything but you,
know you can move on From Chauncey. PHILLIPS i, mean,
Yeah hall Of, Famer but so what you move on
From Chauncey. Phillips nobody's going to miss him on the national.
Picture but, yeah when you have a coach involved in,
this a head coach involved in, this and reportedly dialogue

(14:13):
with somebody that this is what we're going to do
And i'm going to bench my, starters did he know
what was going to be done with that? Information because
you complete, Ignorance they, say, LOOK i told somebody we're
going to sit some of our, Guys but, HEY i
didn't know what he was going to do with that.
INFORMATION i don't know if the dollgate my homework is
going to, work but be an interesting conversation between the

(14:37):
commissioner And. Chauncey, Yes.

Speaker 6 (14:38):
Marv and now going, forward everyone's intents are going to
be even higher when somebody's, like, man they're not really
aggressive like that, today they're really not shooting as much
as they normally. Would all the intents are going to
go up so much.

Speaker 3 (14:49):
Now, yeah poling or load, management which is also has
been a problem for a decade with THE nba and
they have no solution for it now has more tentacles to.

Speaker 5 (14:57):
It you see load, management when did they? Know when
did they.

Speaker 3 (15:00):
Know they were sitting at seven o'clock for an eight o'clock?
Game because that's all you need to get that information out.

Speaker 1 (15:05):
There and that's all you. Want you have gamblers who
will tell you ALL i want is just a little
bit of information before everybody, else because you see betting
lines change, rapidly and that means the other people are
getting that information as. Well you try to get in
before you know your point spread goes up or down
or a prop. Bet, yeah pauland.

Speaker 3 (15:27):
You talked about that Bears ravens line and that it's
up up in the air because Of Lamar jackson's.

Speaker 5 (15:31):
Status you practiced. Yesterday who knows what it feels.

Speaker 1 (15:34):
Like somebody Knows Lamar jackson's playing someone in the organization
that Would that would be my first thought on something like,
that that you have a four and two team and
you got a one Win ravens, team and if they
don't Have Lamar, jackson are they going to be favored
by six and a? Half who's the? Backup is it?

Speaker 6 (15:58):
Late?

Speaker 1 (15:59):
YEAH i think? So Or Cooper, Rush well it Was.

Speaker 5 (16:03):
COOPER i think It's Tyler.

Speaker 1 (16:04):
Henley, now, yeah it might be all. Right let me
take a. Break John tesh who was a guy who
was co host With Mary hart On Entertainment. Tonight he
gave us Round Ball. Rock Round Ball rock is back
Round Ball rock, two and we're gonna have him perform
little Round Ball rock for us coming. Up we'll get
to more of your phone calls as, well and we

(16:25):
will play the most must win game of the. Weekend
we'll have that for you coming up as. Well fritzi MENTIONED.
Jb smooth For Chauncey. Billips could you SEE. Jb smoove
if it was a. COMEDY i could see. THAT i
don't know if this is going to have a lot
of laps in. It, yeah all, right we'll take a

(16:47):
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Speaker 1 (17:40):
Podcast we got time to do the most must win
game of the. Weekend before we get To John Tesh,
Todd i'm gonna start with you the most must win
game of the. Weekend is we.

Speaker 7 (17:51):
Touched on it.

Speaker 4 (17:52):
Earlier i've got to Go ravens four and Two bears
a good, team but last call.

Speaker 1 (17:55):
For the one in Five ravens at home and The
bears getting six and a.

Speaker 8 (17:58):
Half see The purdue Boiler makers home Against. Rutgers that
is a must Wind stole. Yours i'm, sorry that is
a must win.

Speaker 1 (18:08):
Game, okay you got, It.

Speaker 6 (18:11):
Marvin The Buffalo, bills they got a two game losing.
Streak it's a much Approved panthers, team but they got
to stay. Afloat they keep up with The patriots in
THE Afc. East So i'm going with The.

Speaker 1 (18:21):
Bills but you don't have a starting quarterback for The.
Panthers Rice rice is not. PLAYING i don't think.

Speaker 7 (18:28):
They, say, hey, okay all, Right i'm just even even most.

Speaker 1 (18:31):
Muster i'm just most, Mustard, Sir, polly most must win
game of the, Weekend.

Speaker 5 (18:36):
Ole miss.

Speaker 3 (18:37):
Football you Had georgia last, week you let them slip,
by you were. Cruising now you're At oklahoma getting a.
Touchdown you got to take care Of oklahoma because you
could be odd man out if you lose this laten.

Speaker 1 (18:48):
SEASON i am going to SAY lsu Against TEXAS a AND.
M because then all of a sudden it starts to
get a whole lot warmer In Baton ROUGE a AND
m is a two and a half point favorite AT.
Lsu todd also has sports names money related With Cash,
patel THE Fbi. Direct do you want to run through

(19:08):
these and then we'll welcome In John, Sure i'm Sure.

Speaker 7 (19:11):
I'm leaving some, out but just for. Fun off Of Cash, Pattel.

Speaker 4 (19:14):
Cameron, Dollar Don, Money Penny, Hardaway Dave, Cash Rich, Aurelia Gary,
pate And Buck, Williams Octavio, dotel A. C, Green, Benoit
benjamin like The, Benjamin's Ernie, Banks Jeff Van, notes Corn Bread,
Maxwell Rachel, nichols And Lout.

Speaker 1 (19:31):
Olson, Okay Loot, OLSON i love your emphasis the. Lot
how was it late?

Speaker 6 (19:39):
END i was excited about THAT a lot of a Second
Loot Money Loodle.

Speaker 1 (19:45):
John tashaw look at, him six Time emmy, Winner Radio
hall Of. Famer he of course was on entertainment tonight.
Man he gave us Round Ball rock and he has
come out with in a first album of all original.
Music it's Called sports and he can talk about that

(20:06):
coming up as. Well you've talked about that round ball
rock helped put your two kids through. School but what
are you making off of this round ball?

Speaker 11 (20:14):
Rock in nineteen ninety WHEN i heard the, story WHEN
i heard THAT nbc had had gotten the rights to
THE nba, BACK i Would i'm in that sports ecosystem
right Because i'm working for the network doing other, Stuff
AND i, thought, well what would a sports? Theme what

(20:34):
would AN nba theme sound? Like and as the story,
GOES i woke up in the middle of the night
in Majev france AS i was covering The tour De,
france and had a melody in my head and it
was k k k k and kkkkkkk kik can Can
AND i knew. THAT i knew that IF i IF i,
didn't IF i went back to, sleep And i'm sure
you've had this, feeling you have a great idea and
you go back to sleep and it's. GONE i didn't

(20:56):
have AN i didn't have a tape recorder or anything
to put it down sheet. Music SO i called my
answering machine in the middle of the nine at two
am and and recorded. That and WHEN i got, home
the two, sections you, know kit kick and kick kick
can't kick And Ki Kick Kick ganga where on my answering?

Speaker 1 (21:13):
Machine, okay CAN i play. That one of the portions
of this Is John chesh calling, himself.

Speaker 7 (21:22):
This is a message for me about THE nba. Theme
here's an idea goes like. This, yeah, yeah that's. It
that's the. Original the Original i've.

Speaker 1 (21:39):
Been played over twelve thousand, Times, john that's sports.

Speaker 11 (21:44):
History well and and, uh it's supernatural for me because
first time it was on the air AND i was
sitting in a bar watching it come on the. AIR
i HAD i had written hundreds of themes for FOR,
cbs in, particular you, know, football everything with football to,
tennis and so this wasn't just another. Theme it was

(22:06):
sort of bouncy and not as epic as most of
the stuff THAT I but are.

Speaker 1 (22:10):
You telling people in the, Bar, hey that's my? THEME
i wrote.

Speaker 7 (22:14):
That, YEAH i. Did it didn't go.

Speaker 11 (22:16):
WELL i was sitting there by My i'm In atlanta
And San ANTONIO i think it Was San antonio versus The,
lakers AND i had no family or any of their
fence In. Atlanta so, YEAH i went to a bar
knowing it was going to come on the. Air and back,
then you, know only one network had THE, nba so
it was on EVERY tv set and it was really,
loud and there was a lot of people in there watching.
It and So i'm sitting there for a, while and

(22:37):
after the third time it came on the, AIR i
couldn't help myself, anymore AND i said to the, bartender
do you hear that? Song and he, goes, yeah, yeah,
yeah he never, did, Right AND i go THAT i wrote,
that you, know and he, goes, oh, yeah you want another,
beer you?

Speaker 7 (22:51):
Know and that was, it you.

Speaker 11 (22:52):
Know so two days ago whatever it was Last, Tuesday
i'm sitting in the bar In New York city after
doing The Today show with my, family The italian, family
watching four TVs at the twenty five years, later you
have thirty five years later since its, debuted and so,

(23:13):
yeah and we got the same.

Speaker 1 (23:14):
Reaction but WHEN i go to one of your, concerts
how long DO i wait before you bring out Round Ball?

Speaker 11 (23:20):
Rock, well it's really strategic because my concerts are women
who have dragged their boyfriends or their husbands to A
John tesh, concert and they do that because they're looking
for a little relationship, cred, right a little little yeah.
Uh and so the husbands are are like, this you,
know we joke about in the, band you, know and

(23:41):
so we save it until like the second to last,
song and we because of ad. Libs you, know the
song is only a minute four but we turn it
into like a fifteen minute. Segment why, not right with
stuff from The Saturday night live bit and people learning
how to play it on all the different instruments and
people twirling their batons mark music to it and, uh

(24:02):
and so this becomes they lean over into their into
their spouse and it's, like, no this is this is
sorely it's like you know that that kind of. Thing
so we finally get, them but until that, point it's
it's it's complete torture for the.

Speaker 1 (24:16):
Guys but you have some songs off your album Sports Chasing,
Gold Over Time mile, Eighteen Dream, Mile Iron War, ConA
paris seventy. Eight so obviously you love these. Sports what
is it about sports that brings about a theme or you,

(24:37):
know it becomes anthemic to you in your?

Speaker 11 (24:39):
Mind, YEAH i, mean first of, ALL i do here
in my, STUDIO i always have video. PLAYING i have
a couple of you, know great loops highlights of many
different sports and SO i love. THAT i love that,
movement and it just it just the the experience of being,
there of being at The Iron, man the experience of
ME i ran Five New York marathon, poorly of being

(25:02):
in the start house With Franz klammer at the beginning
of the Labber horn downhill In uh In veng In,
switzerland or having you, know carry strug uh you use
a piece or or figure skaters From russia using a
piece of mind to to skate to THE i love
writing in that format and and and basically it's all left.

(25:23):
Turns you can't write verse, chorus, verse chorus, bridge and
then you, know like the hit, songs it has to
be like, okay theme and then and then the brass
hands off to the, strings and the strings may play
it again they hand off to maybe the. Drums and
so WHEN i Turned Round Ball rock in to TO,
nbc it was fully formed like, that where there was

(25:43):
a place for the theme and the animation and the
peacock to open up and then there was a floor
with it just went bump bomb ba bump bump bump blah.
Blah that so so That marv could, say here we,
Go we're going, yeah this is. Happening and then and
then at the end it was just doom, doom doom
to doom, dooms so that we could go brought to
you By macy's And kohle's And bud and that kind of.

(26:05):
Stuff so that knowing the segmentation of, that and that's
what you hear on the Album Sports too is the left.
Turn so it might be in four to four rock four,
four and then it might go into a seven eight,
tempo or it might break down into just acoustic, guitar
because that's the way we work out.

Speaker 1 (26:20):
Right we're talking To John Jash National Radio hall Of,
famer six Time Emmy award, winner won a couple Of.
Grammys he created Round Ball rock better theme, song Entertainment
tonight are round ball?

Speaker 7 (26:32):
Rock? Oh round Ball? ROCK i mean entertainment tonight was
WHAT i mean.

Speaker 11 (26:37):
Both somebody in a review called called Round Ball rock
The Hallelujah chorus for THE, nba and and you can
see it on people now who will say that when
they hear those seven or eight, notes that that always
told them back in the, day run to the run
to the living, room because that was the start of.
Basketball was the same thing with.

Speaker 1 (26:57):
Entertainments is this The Leonard cohen like you're talking About
Katie lang and you, Know hollylujah that that. Version is
that what you're talking? About that that kind of majestic.

Speaker 11 (27:07):
Song oh, no, no, no, no they're just saying that
that it was that the the eight notes of Round
Ball rock was was a hallelujah the THE nba is on, Right, okay, yeah,
yeah it would be nice if it became that that that,
Song but With entertainment To, NIGHT i didn't Write Entertainment,

(27:28):
tonight although we did record. IT i used people would
would hum that to me in, airports and you, know
WHEN i flew To New york and came, back it wasn't.
That it was above blah blah blah blah basketball and
and people ON x right have said over and over,
again and even your, fans you, know, hey we want
to hear the lyrics first. Song we don't version of the,
song which also reminds me, that you, know WHEN nbc

(27:52):
was experimenting during during the pre, season right On, peacock
there was a there was a very serious conversation going
on about, no, no, no you, can't it has to
you can't edit the theme here it has to hit
on this and it has to go like you go like,
this so fans are in charge.

Speaker 1 (28:07):
Now but did you ever think about lyrics for Round Ball?

Speaker 11 (28:10):
Rock not UNTIL i saw the spoof On Saturday Night
live when it when it became With Jason sideka's dressed
like me and my Brother, DAVE i don't have a,
brother day Of, Dave dave tesh and they and they
were auditioning the song For Vince vaughan who was who
was supposed to Be Dick eversall at AT, nbc and
they and they went blah blah blah blah, blah basketball,

(28:32):
game gim me give me the ball Because i'm gonna dunk,
it and they would high five on the on the.

Speaker 7 (28:37):
Dunkets so there are a lot of. People and by the,
way by the, Way.

Speaker 11 (28:40):
Dan that when that came out in the sort of
the nascency of of of, YouTube, uh when YouTube was
coming of, age that's when the theme came. Back that
was really the point THAT i can point to because
it was on the shelf for twenty. Years WHEN abc
got the coverage away from from U nbc back in

(29:00):
the day that that, WAS i went TO i went
TO abc and, said, hey would you like another version
of this? Song they said, no, no, No we're going
to do our own. Thing AND i think the reason
for that was that this has always been THE nba ON,
nbc AND i think they're probably worried that people are
going to start turning In nielsen ratings forms with, OH
i just saw it ON nbc when they saw it ON,

(29:20):
abc if that makes any.

Speaker 1 (29:22):
Sense all, right BEFORE i let you, go can you
give us a little taste of round ball?

Speaker 11 (29:27):
Rock, Yeah i'd love. To and this actually this song
and eleven other new songs is. On you mentioned the
sports side The Sports, record which is which is not
an easy listening. Record it's a record that you would
want to you would want to, exercise. Dudes so here we.

Speaker 12 (29:45):
Go that was.

Speaker 1 (29:47):
Fun how often does your wife stop by and go oh,
no not?

Speaker 7 (29:51):
Again? Around it's a.

Speaker 11 (29:55):
Such good questions because right over there is we're in our.
House right right over there is my wife's, office and
there's a hallway. Here and WHEN i was working on
The Sports, record and she would he hear, me you,
know whatever whatever melodies it, was and she would walk
by and she'd go, football And i'd, go, OKAY i
came up with this football and then she'd hear something
else that she was walking, back and she'd.

Speaker 7 (30:16):
Go, Hockey like.

Speaker 5 (30:18):
Hockey you didn't watch, hockey do you know?

Speaker 11 (30:20):
Hockey and then she'd walk, back you, know two days
later and she'd hear me do. Something she'd, Go, nope
that one's. Horrible and so she's definitely a producer on
this on this. Record great to talk to you. Again
congrats On Round Ball Rock part.

Speaker 7 (30:35):
Two i'm a big. Fan Thanks, dan.

Speaker 1 (30:37):
Preciate, you, Buddy John Tesh that was good playing a
little Round Ball rock.

Speaker 7 (30:42):
THERE i liked.

Speaker 1 (30:43):
It todd, was you, know bopping to the music. There
it's good and good sport, there and he's had some health,
issues but hopefully he's feeling a lot. Better Round Ball
rock over the course of twelve, years was played twelve
thousand times ON. Nbc it's been called the greatest sports

(31:03):
theme ever. Written, NOW i worked AT espn and The
Sports center. Theme i'm going to Put Sports center up
Against Round Ball. Rock anybody with me on? That nobody's
with me on?

Speaker 5 (31:20):
That, Now i'm with.

Speaker 3 (31:22):
YOU i THINK i probably did da da dat. More,
yeah in the nineties and two, THOUSANDS.

Speaker 1 (31:28):
I Think Sports center, THEME i would say is the
greatest sports theme.

Speaker 3 (31:31):
Ever, yes On sunday night when you guys did the
Big Sports center The Weekend. Review remember it's like ninety. Minutes,
yes in the conversation when that would come on and
we were sitting in, college that was the great way
to end your weekend as a sports.

Speaker 5 (31:46):
Guy and you'd hear the music like that's. IT i
got ninety minutes with nothing to.

Speaker 1 (31:50):
Do, yeah, yeah seems so. Simple but, Yeah John colby
is the guy who came up with This Sports center,
thing and, uh great, guy BUT i think he might
have sold it TO. Espn it's not like he gets. Residuals,
yes he's currently wishing he had sold that for more.
Money didn't know this fledgling you know cable channel was

(32:15):
gonna was in eighty two when they started using it or. Whatever, yeah,
Yeah John colby came up with The Sports center them. All,
right last call for phone, calls what we, learned what's
in store For? Monday and, uh if you're watching On,
peacock a Meet. Friday so we're going out to the
grills right after. This thanks for listening To The Dan
Patrick show. Podcast be sure to catch us live every

(32:36):
weekday morning nine until noon eastern sixty Nine pacific On
Fox Sports, radio and you can find us on The
iHeartRadio app AT fsr or stream us live on The peacock.

Speaker 6 (32:46):
App, ever SINCE i was a time they buy a
doll one a dun in the, DOCK i took the.

Speaker 1 (32:54):
Stand, Dinner o'll cover gun a. Man last call for phone,
calls what we, learn what's in store For? Monday hall
Of fame Coach Bill cower will Recap Packers steelers On,
monday uh, eight seven seven THREE dp. Show Ab duel
In New york joining us in the. Program, abdul thank

(33:16):
you for Holding what's on your?

Speaker 12 (33:17):
Mind Hey, dan longtime, listener first, time long. Time, WOW
i can't Believe i'm on. Here i've been listening for
like ten years AND i never called in, once AND
i would SAY i was at, WORK i had some
DOWNTOWNS i had decided to. CALL i just really want
to thank you and the whole. Crew you, KNOW i

(33:38):
recently started a new. JOB i finished my residency and
met school before finally finished residency AND i started a new.
Job it was really, challenging but you, know going to,
work taking the subway or. DRIVING i always listened to
your podcast and it, really you, know helped me to
get help me to feel better and just you, know
it just helped me get through that. Time so just

(33:58):
thank you so much for. THAT i have a question
about The New York. Giants i'm Always i've always been
A giants fan ever since twenty, eleven like since they
won The Super. BOWL i was just always, wondering like
why are The giants like? This like why have The
giants like don't know how to use their?

Speaker 6 (34:17):
Talent they Had.

Speaker 12 (34:18):
Saquon they Sent seaquon To philadelphia and he's killing it.
There Daniel, jones he was just didn't do. Good they
got rid of him and now he's doing great In. Indianapolis,
like how many more years AM i going to have
to go through this until The giants actually get?

Speaker 7 (34:34):
Better, well you.

Speaker 1 (34:35):
Could be A jets fan and you have had, Success
so don't get too greedy. There but maybe you're onto something.
Now maybe you're onto. Something, though you got to get
your quarterback first and, foremost get your. Quarterback. Now they Had,
saquon but you, KNOW i think With, saquon that's where
THE gm didn't think that there was going to be

(34:58):
the same interest or that sq one was going to
get that kind of money In philadelphia's, like, uh we'll take.
Him he's one of the best players in, football and
then made The giants look. Foolish and then it was
televised when you're actually talking To saquan About, hey go
out there and see if you can get a better.
Deal it's, LIKE i got a better. Deal see. You

(35:20):
let's See david And. Eugene, Hi, david what's on your?

Speaker 13 (35:23):
Mind, hey good, Morning, dan thanks for calling me.

Speaker 7 (35:28):
Back, Yep.

Speaker 13 (35:28):
HEY i wanted to Challenge John tesh to a pie
in the face BECAUSE i think the best sports show
theme song was from the nineteen SEVENTY nfl On today
With Brent musburger And Phyllis george And Herb cross And
jimmy The. Greek and it's a song Called. Confidence. Paulie
you can look it. Up i'll hum up a few.

(35:50):
Bars it's like dot da da D D D D.

Speaker 1 (35:54):
D remember, That, Dan, YES i, Do, YES i, Do,
david and so Does. TODD i thought it Was i'm

(36:15):
A i am in agreeance with, You. TODD i think
that that that's the theme.

Speaker 7 (36:20):
Song it was.

Speaker 1 (36:20):
Awesome, yeah and then they would put each name. Up, Phillis, George.

Speaker 8 (36:27):
Herve.

Speaker 1 (36:28):
Cross you don't want to mess With todd when it
comes to the theme. Songs you don't theme music. There
my thanks To John. Chesh it was nice to nice
to have him. On let me. See how About kurt In? Hamburg?
Kurt or is It? Harrisburg it is same? Thing? Hello,

(36:51):
Yeah hamburg Or? Harrisburg what's on your? Mind?

Speaker 14 (36:55):
Kurt it's in the heart Of, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, okay, yeah good,
morning second time. Caller, Yeah i'm a huge baseball, fan
So i'm going to pivot back to the first game
of The Fall. Classic, now this might be or might
not be a stat of the. Day you'll have to
let me know if you discussed it earlier this. Week

(37:16):
this is the fifth time since THE lcs round became
best of seven in nineteen eighty five that one league
was a four game, sweep so there went all seven.
Games in each, instance the team winning in seven games
went on to win The World. Series well that's.

Speaker 1 (37:37):
That's very, Interesting, Michael thank, you and could be Telling, Okay,
well we'll keep an eye on. That so, therefore The
Toronto Blue jays are going to shock the world, yes.

Speaker 6 (37:48):
Marm rest versus rust.

Speaker 11 (37:52):
The.

Speaker 1 (37:52):
WORST i, know we always do. That final results of
the poll Question. Seaton, yeah we got a couple of
them up there.

Speaker 8 (38:00):
Today, uh we have goofy your name from THE fbi
on their Operations operation nothing But net or bet whichever one,
is Or Operation Royal. Flush right, Now nothing But net
is leading that. One, also who do you like this?
Weekend the four and Two bears or the one in Five.
Ravens the one in Five ravens have about fifty five

(38:23):
percent of that.

Speaker 1 (38:23):
Vote, okay this is such. Disrespect something's. Up something's, up bulletin.
Board and The ravens are better than what we, think
and maybe The bears aren't as good as what we.

Speaker 7 (38:33):
Think how about?

Speaker 1 (38:33):
This dand sports History paul right on Que.

Speaker 3 (38:36):
Dan nineteen ninety, two The Toronto Blue jays became the
first NON us team to win The World, series and
in nineteen forty, three The Green Bay packers intercepted The
lions nine times in at twenty seven nine nine.

Speaker 1 (38:49):
Times, Yeah Frank sinkwitch was the quarterback for The. Lions
he didn't throw all, nine he, said Stink. Witch Sink
witch soon sink which on this Day Michael. Jordan his
nineteen eighty Four nike airship shoes sell for one point
four million dollars At. Sotheby's that was twenty twenty.

Speaker 7 (39:10):
One.

Speaker 13 (39:12):
Wow.

Speaker 1 (39:14):
Well also in on This state nineteen oh, Eight Edward
meeker came out with Take me out to The. Ballgame
Take me out to The, ballgame nineteen oh. Eight todd
would you learn today.

Speaker 6 (39:27):
You may have a bit of an addiction to basketball.
Wives once you start, watching you get emotionally involved in
all the.

Speaker 1 (39:31):
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(39:58):
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